If you work with graphics in your business, you can use Adobe Illustrator, the vector-drawing software, to create images from scratch or edit images sent by your clients. You can also create images for your website and add various elements into them, such as text boxes that describe your products and services. Instead of using the standard fonts in your designs, you can use more interesting custom fonts. To use custom fonts in Illustrator, you just need to install them in Windows.

Step 1

Save your project and close Adobe Illustrator CS5. New fonts will appear in Illustrator only after you restart the application.

Step 2

Click the Windows "Start" button and click "Computer" to open Windows Explorer.

Step 3

Navigate to the folder containing the font or fonts you want to install in Illustrator.

Step 4

Select the font. To select multiple fonts, hold "Ctrl" and click each font, or press "Ctrl-A" to select all fonts in the folder.

Step 5

Right-click one of the fonts and select "Install" to install the fonts in Windows.

Step 6

Launch Adobe Illustrator and select one of the new fonts to begin using it.